The Important Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by the late Dr David L Spence, of Pittsburgh (Part II)

Trial of Daniel Eaton, 1794, a copper medal for the London Corresponding Society, unsigned, cock standing left, rev. the king versus eaton, etc, around a list of the jurymen in 11 lines, 40mm, 23.32g/12h (DH 203; BHM 374). Has been lacquered but surfaces not unpleasing, extremely fine, rare (£200-300)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Bt Baldwin October 1973.

Daniel Isaac Eaton (†September 1814, aged 70), printer, firstly at 81 Bishopsgate street, by 1793 at 74 Newgate street and by 1812 at 3 Ave Maria lane, Ludgate street; he was prosecuted seven times for publishing seditious or libellious works, most notably Thomas Paine’s Age of Reason and Rights of Man in 1793, but not found guilty until July 1796, when he fled to America for 3 years; on his return he was incarcerated in Newgate prison twice and died in poverty in Deptford (Bell, 1987, pp.142-5)